Accountant - Remote

Founded as a farmers' mutual in 1936, the company is now one of the larger mutual insurers in Canada.

THE POSITION:

This role opened up after a team member moved internally. The Accountant - Remote handles month-end close tasks, journal entries and account reconciliations for a multi-entity company.

DAY TO DAY:

• Prepare and post monthly journal entries for accruals, prepaids and allocations
• Document close procedures and keep the close checklist current
• Clean up legacy account balances that do not tie out
• Review AP and AR agings for accuracy and cutoff
• Help FP&A with actuals and variance data for budget reviews

WHAT YOU NEED:

• 2+ years of general ledger or public accounting experience
• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance
• Experience with month-end close and balance sheet reconciliations
• Strong Excel: XLOOKUP or VLOOKUP, pivot tables, SUMIFS

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Multi-entity or multi-currency accounting
• FloQast or BlackLine experience

Pay: $61,000 - $76,000 a year

PAY AND BENEFITS:

• Health spending account
• RRSP matching
• Parental leave top-up

Interview process: a phone call, a meeting with the hiring manager, and a final conversation with the team.

Start dates are flexible, usually within a few weeks of an offer.

Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Hamilton Insurance Agency.